Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Decorated Tin with Tim Holtz Fabric Ribbon

It's the beginning of another week and that brings us to a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!  This week's theme is "not a card" and we are featuring products from Tim Holtz.  I decorated a tin box and sewed a fabric ribbon to wrap around it.

I started by sanding the lid of the metal tin so that paper would adhere to it better.  To decorate the tin, I cut out a lid-shaped background paper that I collaged together.  In the forefront, I wanted to use that wonderful X-shape found in Tim's Mini Glitch stamp set.  I stamped the image onto a piece of ledger paper and colored it with paint and Distress Watercolor Pencils.  I also stamped some alphabet letters from Tim's Glitch 2 stamp set along the top and bottom.  I flicked some Peacock Feathers Distress Ink Spray onto it as well as some Neon Alcohol Ink.

I glued the X piece onto the background collage and glued the whole panel onto the lid of the tin.

I wanted to add a sentiment, so I chose the words "soulful adventure" from Tim's Chit Chat sticker set.  This tin was inspired by a road trip my family just took.  There were pops of color, but also a lot of beautiful desert sand.  I'd never been to this area before and was a little nervous to venture into the unknown, but it was wonderful in the end.  I thought "soulful adventure" fit perfectly with all we saw and did and appreciated in nature.

I wanted to add one last element, so I cut a few strips from different yards of Tim's fabric and sewed them together to form a ribbon.

Here is the finished tin with the ribbon tied around it.  It is a bit crazy-pants with the patterns on the tin and the patterned ribbon, but I liked the energetic joy it evoked for me.

I plan to print a few small pictures from our trip and put them inside my tin so I can look back and have a physical reminder of the soulful adventure that it was!

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

• Tim Holtz Mini Glitch Stamp Set
• Tim Holtz Glitch 2 Stamp Set
• Ranger Archival Ink: Jet Black and Spiced Marmalade
• Distress Watercolor Pencils: Set 6, Set 5, and Set 3
• Distress Ink Spray: Peacock Feathers
• Neon Alcohol Ink: Fluorescent
• Tim Holtz Chitchat Stickers
• Tim Holtz Fabric: Eclectic Elements Collage: Red Palette, Eclectic Elements Collage: Multi

What will you make that's not a card?  We're excited to see your creations!  Upload them to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win $25 to the Simon Says Stamp store!

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Embossed Card using Seth Apter's Paper Cutz and Twisters Dies

These week for our Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme, we are challenged to emboss it!  I did some heat embossing to make the black elements of this card pop out just a little more.  I love embossing because it always adds a bit of extra textural oomph!

I started by cutting this fun plus-sign panel from Seth Apter's Paper Cutz die set.  I heat-embossed some areas using an embossing pen and black embossing powder, then added paint.

Next I cut a tag using Simon's Luggage Tags die set and folded it in half for my card shape.  I used Carta Bella washi tape and glue to stick my painted panel to the front of the folded tag and added some more paint.

While the paint was drying, I grabbed a piece of graph paper and did some watercoloring on it.  I added some scribbly circles, some marks, and painted the circles in with white paint.  

When that dried, I cut a 2" circle frame out of the painted graph paper and glued it to my card.  This is the ugly phase that always scares me!

I went back to my Seth Apter dies and this time used his Twisters set to cut out a wonky circle shape.  I painted it with pink and orange and added that to my card.  I added some polka dot washi tape and blended around the edges with green and brown paint.  It was looking a bit dark, so I added some white paint back in.  I did some scribbling with a black pen.

To finish it off, I stamped and cut the word "Peace" from Tim Holtz's Seasonal Scribbles stamp set and glued that to the front.  Done!

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

• Seth Apter Paper Cutz Die Set
• Seth Apter Twisters Die Set
• Simon Says Stamp Luggage Tags Die Set
• Embossing Pen
• Black Embossing Powder
• Heat Tool
• Carta Bella Big Black Dot Washi Tape
• Watercolors
• Dina Wakley Paint
• Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink
• Tim Holtz Seasonal Scribbles Stamp Set

We can't wait to see your embossed projects!  Upload them to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store!

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Mini Art Journal

This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is all about art journaling!  I made a small journal decorated with scribbly art.

If you've checked out any of my blog posts, this first step will not surprise you!  I painted and scribbled on paper.  It's very therapeutic and it serves as my own patterned paper to use on more projects.

I tore my scribbly paper into scraps and glued them to some small pieces of chipboard.  I blended the edges with white paint.  I also added some stamping (polka dots) with Tim Holtz's Mixed Media 2 stamp set.

Next I tore some scraps from Amy Tangerine's Paper Play, Volume 1 and Dina Wakley's Collage Sparks books.  I glued the scraps on top of my pages.

I added more paint and some stamping from Seth Apter's ESA35 stamp set.  I scribbled with Dina Wakley's Scribble Sticks and Distress Crayons.  I used watercolors and blended the Distress Crayon colors with water.  I punched holes in some paper for more visual interested and I drew some striped paper with the Scribble Sticks.

Once the pages were done (I totally redid one of them between here and the end result), I used my Cinch machine to bind them together.

Now this little journal is ready for me to add more as I find relevant memories and moments to preserve!

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

• Dina Wakley Paint
• Distress Crayons: Set 1 and Set 7
• Watercolors
• Dina Wakley Round Paintbrushes
• Dina Wakley White Media Gloss Spray
• Tim Holtz Mixed Media 2 Stamp
• Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks: Set 5
• Seth Apter Stamp Set: ESA35
• Dina Wakley Ledger Paper, Set 1
• Amy Tangerine: Paper Play, Volume 1
• Dina Wakley Collage Sparks: 1 and 3
• Carta Bella Big Black Polka Dot Washi Tape
• 1/2" Circle Punch
• Tim Holtz Label Stickers, Thoughts

We're excited to see your art journaling projects!  Upload them to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Beautiful Blooms Tags using Dina Wakley's Bold Botanicals Stamp Set

Welcome to Monday and another Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!  Our theme this week is "Beautiful Blooms."  I used Dina Wakley's Bold Botanicals stamp set to create a tag trio:

I started by stamping Dina's images onto white paper using Ranger Archival Ink.  Then I added some white paint.

Bring on the color!  I used acrylic paint and Dina Wakley's Scribble Sticks to give these images some pow!

I cut some tags using Elizabeth Crafts' Tag Folding Trio die set and laid the leaves on top of the tags to see if the size worked.  I traced around some of the leaf parts with a black pen to make them stand out.  I also grabbed a piece of collage paper that I'd made for the "Make Your Own Background" challenge a few weeks ago.

I tore pieces of my collage and glued them to the tag backgrounds.  Then I added more color and scribbling to them with some Distress Crayons.

Next I glued the leaves on top of the tags.  I stamped some sentiments using Tim Holtz's THMM113 set and glued them to my tags to finish them off.

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

• Dina Wakley Bold Botanicals Stamp Set
• Elizabeth Crafts Tag Folding Trio Die Set
• Tim Holtz Stamp and Stencil Set: THMM113
• Ranger Archival Ink: Peeled Paint, Crushed Olive, and Evergreen Bough
• Dina Wakley Paint
• Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks: Set 5
• Tim Holtz Distress Crayons: Set 2
• Strathmore Mixed Media Paper

We always love to see your creations!  Upload your "beautiful blooms" projects to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store!

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Bit o' Green Tag using Elizabeth Crafts' Bloom File Folder

Welcome to another Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!  This week's theme is to add a bit of green.  I even found a four-leaf clover that I added to the front of my tag, which should ensure some good luck as St. Patrick's Day rolls around!

I started by cutting out my tag shape using Elizabeth Crafts' Bloom File Folder die set.  I smooshed some blue acrylic paint on it and cut some pieces of fabric from Tim Holtz's Multi Collage Eclectic Elements Palette.  I used a circle punch to cut circles out of a piece of kraft cardstock and added white paint to it.

I glued the fabric to the tag and added color around the edges with watercolors and Distress Crayons.  I also used Distress Crayons on the kraft paper piece.  I cut a tab shape using Elizabeth Crafts' Floral Slots File Folder and colored that as well.

Next I glued the circle piece on top of the fabric background and added the tab to the top of the tag, outlining it with black pen to make it stand out.

I wanted another layer, so I cut a piece of Dina Wakley's Typed Quotes transparency paper.

I used Tim Holtz's Tiny Attacher to staple the transparency to the front of the tag.  Then I found this green-related sentiment in my stash.  I also found a four-leaf clover that I glued to the front of the tag, along with the sentiment.  This tag was done!  Here is a shot of it from a different angle to show the sentiment and clover more clearly.

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

• Elizabeth Crafts Bloom File Folder Die Set
• Elizabeth Crafts Floral Slots File Folder Die Set
• 3/4" Circle Punch
• Kraft Cardstock
• Distress Crayons: Lucky Clover, Twisted Citron, Peeled Paint, Rustic Wilderness, and Walnut Stain
• Tim Holtz's Multi Collage Eclectic Elements Palette Fabric
• Dina Wakley's Typed Quotes Transparencies
• Tim Holtz's Tiny Attacher
• Dina Wakley Paint
• Watercolors
• Dina Wakley Round Brush Set

We're looking forward to your green creations!  Upload them to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store!